S.L. 449.63 Art. 5General obligations.      S.L. 549.100.      S.L. 549.100.

(1) Without prejudice to other obligations under the provisions of other laws, the competent authority shall take the measures necessary to ensure that water intended for human consumption is wholesome and clean. For the purposes of the minimum requirements of these regulations, water intended for human consumption shall be wholesome and clean if all the following requirements are met:

(a) that water is free from any micro-organisms, parasites and substances which, in numbers or concentrations, may constitute a potential danger to human health;

(b) that water meets the minimum requirements set out in Parts A, B and D of the Second Schedule; and

(c) that the competent authority and relevant supporting entity as established in the First Schedule have taken all other measures necessary in compliance with regulations 6 to 15.

(2) The competent authority shall ensure that the measures taken to implement the provisions of these regulations are based on the precautionary principle and in no circumstances allow, directly or indirectly, any deterioration of the present quality of water intended for human consumption or any increase in the pollution of waters used for the production of water intended for human consumption.

(3) In accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd October 2000 on establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy and the Water Policy Framework Regulations, the entity responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the Directive

2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd

October 2000 on establishing a framework for community action in the field of water policy and the Water Policy Framework Regulations shall ensure that an assessment of water leakage levels and of the potential for improvements in water leakage reduction is performed using the infrastructural leakage index (ILI) rating method or another appropriate method. That assessment shall take into account relevant public health, environmental, technical and economic aspects and cover at least water suppliers supplying at least ten thousand cubic 3 meters (10,000 m ) per day or serving at least fifty thousand (50,000) persons.